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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1992

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GOVERNOR: I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE NEXT DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS DEBATING UNREASONABLE ARGUMENTS. THE FACTS SPEAK VERY CLEARLY FOR THEMSELVES.

WORK WHAT I WANT TO DO, WHATEVER OTHER PEOPLE MAY BE SEEKING, IS TO

PEOPLE OF HONG AND

FOR WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE ARGUE

THEIR STABILITY AND KONG.

WANT TO WORK FOR THEIR PROSPERITY AND I THEIR WAY OF LIFE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THAT VERY IMPORTANT ENDEAVOUR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED.

GOVERNOR COMMENTS ON CONTAINER TERMINAL 9

THE ATTACK BY THE

9 TERMINAL AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE TAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND

THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, THE GOVERNOR, PATTEN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

CONTAINER CHINESE SIDE ON

IS

UP

THE

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT GOVERNOR SAID: "THE LAND FOR THE CONTAINER TERMINAL WAS GRANT THROUGH THE LAND COMMISSION IN THE NORMAL WAY

DECLARATION.

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"THERE IS NO QUESTION OF A FRANCHISE AFTER 1997."

WOULD

BY THE THAT

HAVE BEEN ASTONISHED HE SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE STATEMENT YESTERDAY AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CERTAINLY BE TAKING UP WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

IMPERIAL

HOTEL

IN

THE TOKYO, AGREED AS A UNDER THE JOINT

"IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO FOUNDING WHATSOEVER,

"

HE ADDED.

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GOVT ASTONISHED BY CT9 STATEMENT

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HONG KONG, ARE TERMINAL 9 SAID FORD,

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, LIKE MANY PEOPLE IN ASTONISHED BY AMBASSADOR GUO'S STATEMENT ON THE CONTAINER GOVERNOR, SJR DAVID (CT9) YESTERDAY, THE DEPUTY TO THE TODAY (SATURDAY).

SIR DAVID

MORNING "THIS SAID: REPORTERS, SPEAKING TO POLITICAL ADVISER CALLED IN THE NCNA'S REPRESENTATIVE, OUR SURPRISE AND CONCERN.

THE

AND EXPRESSED

MADE "IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE SURPRISED THAT NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN

SIDE BRITISH

OF THE JOINT TO CHECK THE FACTS WITH US OR WITH LIAISON GROUP, BEFORE THE STATEMENT WAS ISSUED.

THE

OF

"THE FACTS ARE THAT CT9 WILL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE TERMS

OTHER FORM OF A LAND GRANT AS IS USUAL WITH CONTAINER TERMINALS. NO CONTRACT OR FRANCHISE IS INVOLVED.

/FURTHERMORE, THE